Da Chen chen@vims.edu (804) 684-7424, 7241 Chesapeake Bay Hall, N313

Research Interests: 

My primary research interests are in the bioaccumulation and biomagnification of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in birds of prey and their prey items

Publications:

Chen, D., Mai, B., Song, J., Sun, Q., Luo, Y., Luo, X., Zeng, E.Y., Hale, R.C. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in birds of prey from Northern China. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 46, 1828-1833.

Chen, D., Yin, C., Wang, X., Wang, L. Holographic QSAR of selected esters. Chemosphere 2004, 57, 1739-1745.

Yin, C., Liu, S., Wang, X., Chen, D., Wang, L. An efficient and simple approach to predict Kovat's indexes of polychlorinated naphthalenes in gas chromatography. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society 2003, 50, 875-879.

Presentations:

Chen, D., Mai, B., Song, J., Sun, Q., Luo, Y., Luo, X., Zeng, E.Y., Hale, R.C. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in birds of prey from Northern China. SETAC 26th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. November 2006.

Chen, D., LaGuardia, M.J., Watts, B.D., Harvey, E.P., Mainor, T.M., Bush, E.O., Hale, R.C. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in mid-Atlantic U.S. birds of prey: a comparative study. SETAC 25th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. November 2005.

Major advisor: Dr. Robert Hale